Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Published: Jan 29, 2009

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Q & A

You've got questions, we've got answers. If you need help with something you didn't find in our guide, please shoot us an e-mail question and we'll do our best to answer. We'll publish the best and most common questions here.

First of all, there's no such thing as cheap. But if there was, yeah, Cable would be cheap. Storm is a good counter, as is Spiral.

Question

How do you do a delayed hyper combo (DHC)?

Answer

Depends on your team. Let's assume, for a second, that your team is Magneto / Storm / Psylocke. As Magneto, you could execute a combo that ends his Magnetic Tempest hyper combo, which is executed by pressing + PP

Before the Magnetic Tempest hyper combo ends, quickly input + PP which will interrupt the Magnetic Tempest with Storm's Hail Storm hyper combo. You've just executed a delayed hyper combo (DHC)! Since Psylocke is next in the roster, you could interrupt Hailstorm with + PP to execute Psylocke's hyper combo for a second DHC.

Question submitted by Hero

Question

How do you switch characters in and out during your match?

Answer

Simply press LP + LK to switch to your second fighter or HP + HK to switch to your third.

Question submitted by Jesus

Question

Wolverine, Spider man, Chun Li, and Ryu are some of the most popular characters in their franchises, so why are they four of lowest rated characters in the game?

Answer

Wolverine was a killing machine in Capcom's earlier Versus games, like X-Men vs. Street Fighter and the first Marvel vs. Capcom. It seems Capcom sort of over-compensated in trying to tone him down. Dunno why the others stink, but at least they're not Roll and Hayato.

Question

What's a gimmick team?

Answer

I'm not familiar with the term "gimmick team," but it probably refers to a team built around a particular trick/exploit/gimmick. Like having a team that is 100% about getting opponents into the Iron Man infinite. Or perhaps a team that exploits an uncommon trick that works because other players aren't familiar with it.

Question

How do people play this game competitively? I just don't understand how someone can be competitive at this game that can turn into a button mashing fest so easily.

Answer

That the game consists of button mashing is a common misconception. On the contrary, I would argue that more than any other fighting game, button mashing will ensure you never win against someone that knows how to play the game. In Street Fighter II, a button masher can get lucky and win a round or two even against someone that's moderately skilled at the game. But in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, a button masher would probably never ever beat someone that knows the basics of Sentinel and Captain Commando. More than most fighting games, MvC2 is a game of strategy. Once you get an understanding for the game, you'll see how people play it competitively.

Questions submitted by Ross

Question

I have a friend who is a master with Jill. I can't get past her ground to air hyper combo...it kills any of my players so fast and I can't get out of it!

Answer

When your friend isn't looking, reach over and tap his SELECT button to make him taunt. This will leave him open for a second so you can quickly land a combo of your own.

If you don't feel like cheating, use an anti-air assist, like Cyclops, Cammy or Captain Commando and call the assist anytime Jill gets near you. Anti-air assists are good for knocking opponents away from you, which is especially helpful against characters that have nasty combos and a persistent offense.

Questions submitted by Scott

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How do you execute the "Z" motion on the move lists?

Answer

+ attack button—it's the classic Shoryuken input.

Questions submitted by Chandler

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How do I unlock or choose Dark Sakura? Are there any other alternate characters I can be, like Mecha Zangief or Dark Ryu?

Answer

Choose Sakura, build at least three hyper meters, and input + LK to change into Dark Sakura. You can turn into a mech Zangief with the same motion but instead of LK use KK (both kicks).

Questions submitted by Alan

Question

Great guide, but I couldn't find character move lists. Are there any?

Answer

Just in the game. You can pause the game at any time and check out your characters' move lists.

Questions submitted by Adrian

Question

I just bought MvC2 from the PlayStation Store, but I haven't played it yet. Why? You tell me. I went to the download manager to install it to my PS3. It tells me that the install is complete, in a matter of three seconds. I go to play the game, and it's not under my games list.

Answer

The PSN version of the download is a bit tricky as it actually requires you first have installed the MvC2 demo (that's right, I said DEMO). The download that you actually pay for is a very small unlock key, which is why it downloads and installs in three seconds. When I bought the game on my home PS3, it automatically downloaded both the demo and the unlock key as two separate downloads. Make sure that you've first got the demo installed and then try downloading the paid-for game item again.

Questions submitted by Ross

Question

When you accidentally pick a character and you want to change, you press B to cancel but it still picks the character. Is there a way to change a character that you already picked in the selection menu?

Answer

Nope! In basically all of Capcom's older arcade fighters, all of the buttons act as confirmation—there is no backing out of a pick. So try not to accidentally pick the wrong character or assist.

Questions submitted by Royce

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How do I change the control setup so that one button is PP? I want to do the dash without having to push both punch buttons.

Answer

The game doesn't allow that sort of mapping. I suggest getting an arcade stick so that tapping PP is just as easy as pressing a single button.